[Peace-discuss] First Responders & World Labor Hour

[David Green]

David J., Gus, and Bill made some interesting comments regarding the
conservatism of firefighters and their identification with police.

Since 9/11, "first responders", including fire fighters and emergency first
aid workers, etc., have been dumped into the same militarized bucket with
the armed forces, police, etc. The respect and gratitude that is demanded
of the public in support of these has become an aspect of hegemonic
ideology. The intimidation, bullying, and silencing aspect of these
campaigns are hardly subtle.

(The anti-breast cancer promotions at NFL etc. sports events, also
mentioned on the program, are related to this in interesting ways)

This trend is manifested in the News-Gazette's covrage, and in various
aspects of sports events at local and national levels. The latter is
obvious to those of us who are both antiwar and watch sports. The ruling
class demands that the citizenry view all armed and uniformed individuals
as standing in the breach between order and anarchy. However, they have
somehow (so far) excluded school crossing guards.

DG
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